diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge.yaml
index cd09d98cc3e..c519fe86c8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yaml
@@ -132,104 +132,3 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: build-logs-macos
           path: btlayer-*.log
-
-  freebsd:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: false # issues with linking
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: ${{ env.CHECKOUT_FETCH_DEPTH }}
-
-      - name: Test in FreeBSD
-        id: test-freebsd
-        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
-        with:
-          usesh: true
-          sync: sshfs
-          # release: "14.1" # supported: 12.4, 13.2, 13.3, 14.1
-          prepare: |
-            pkg install -y \
-              autoconf \
-              autoconf-archive \
-              automake \
-              bash \
-              cppunit \
-              gmake \
-              libltdl \
-              libtool \
-              libxml2 \
-              m4 \
-              nettle &&
-            df .
-
-          run: |
-            export MAKE=gmake
-            export CFLAGS='-Wno-compound-token-split-by-macro'
-            export CC=clang
-            export CXX=clang++
-            ./test-builds.sh --verbose
-
-      - name: Publish build logs
-        if: success() || failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: btlayer-*.log
-
-  openbsd:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: false # currently failing with permission problems in ltdl
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Squid sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: ${{ env.CHECKOUT_FETCH_DEPTH }}
-
-      - name: Test
-        id: test
-        uses: vmactions/openbsd-vm@v1
-        with:
-          usesh: true
-          sync: sshfs
-          prepare: |
-            pkg_add \
-              autoconf-2.72p0 \
-              automake-1.16.5 \
-              bash \
-              coreutils \
-              cppunit \
-              git \
-              ggrep \
-              gmake \
-              libxml \
-              libtool \
-              m4 \
-              metaauto
-            mkdir $HOME/bin
-            ln -s /usr/local/bin/ggrep $HOME/bin/grep
-            ls -ld /usr/local/share/aclocal*
-            ls -l /usr/local/bin/auto*
-
-          run: |
-            export MAKE=gmake
-            export pjobs="-j`gnproc`"
-            export AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.16
-            export amver=${AUTOMAKE_VERSION}
-            export ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR="/usr/local/share/aclocal-${AUTOMAKE_VERSION}"
-            export ACLOCAL_PATH="/usr/local/share/aclocal:/usr/local/share/aclocal-${AUTOMAKE_VERSION}"
-            export AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.72
-            export acver=${AUTOCONF_VERSION}
-            export ltver=2.4.2
-            export CFLAGS='-Wno-compound-token-split-by-macro'
-            export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib"
-            export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
-            ./test-builds.sh --verbose
-
-      - name: Publish build logs
-        if: success() || failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: btlayer-*.log